Inside the fight to keep Space Command in Colorado
From fateful tarmac conversations to contentious committee hearings, Colorado leaders tell the inside of story of their years’-long fight to ensure the high tech command stays in the state permanently. And why it may not be over yet.
El Paso County firefighters tried to reduce the fire risks at encampments. The effort went up in smoke
Enforcing fire safety in homeless encampments is a challenging issue.
By Dan Boyce
Could learning more American history help reduce sexual assault rates at the Air Force Academy?
One retired professor thinks teaching cadets American history that highlights women and other historically underrepresented groups can help build empathy.
By Dan Boyce
Colorado Springs semiconductor company will triple its domestic microchip production through CHIPS Act grants
The company, Microchip, received $90 million in federal grants from the CHIPS act aimed at onshoring semiconductor production.
By Dan Boyce
DA says ‘obscene’ book allegations in El Paso County schools insufficient for criminal charges
The DA’s office said it had conducted a comprehensive review following a letter from 19 local interest groups and determined the books in question did not merit pursuing criminal charges against the districts.
By Dan Boyce
Huge swings in Colorado Springs housing prices in last two months
Colorado Springs realtor says creative financing options could be “the magic ticket” for home buyers.
By Dan Boyce
New Mexico State police apprehend man suspected of killing his three neighbors in remote Custer County
The suspect is believed to be driving a white or silver 2017 Ram 1500 pickup truck with the license plate BHLK27.
New trail to the top of Fishers Peak near Trinidad opens to the public
The new trail winds its way up to the 9,633-foot summit and adds to the 13 miles of trails already available to hikers and bikers.
By Dan Boyce
Colorado has a housing crisis. Could 3D-printed homes be a solution?
While, to some, 3D printing might still sound like an obscure hobby, many are beginning to see the technology as a potential boost to the construction industry and a solution for the nation’s housing shortage.
By Dan Boyce
Return to Nature Funeral Home owners arrested on felony charges over mishandled human remains
Because the funeral home owners were arrested in Oklahoma, the court’s first step will be extraditing them to Colorado.
By Dan Boyce
Elbert County teen pleads guilty in case involving planned school shooting
An Elbert County 19-year-old accepted a plea deal after admitting to planning shootings at multiple Colorado Springs schools.
By Dan Boyce
Homeless Union forms in Colorado Springs as city and county weigh proposal on camp cleanups
The Springs group describes itself as a more informal collection of unhoused folks advocating on their own behalf in front of the city.
By Dan Boyce
Colorado Springs works on deal with El Paso County on encampment clean-up as people who are unhoused organize to have a voice
In Colorado Springs, encampments and sweeps are frequent. And now, some people who are unhoused have begun organizing to make their voices heard. CPR’s southern Colorado reporter Dan Boyce spoke about it with Ryan Warner.
By Dan Boyce
Children’s Colorado is suing the Department of Defense over new health insurance reimbursement rates for service members
Children’s Hospital Colorado is suing the federal Department of Defense over changes in military health insurance reimbursements.
By Dan Boyce
‘Streets don’t normally blow up’: Officials still don’t know what caused an underground utility fire and power outage in Colorado Springs
Whenever Michael Reynolds takes the Bustang bus up to Denver, he shows up to the downtown Metro terminal on Kiowa Street. Only this time, there wasn’t any place for the […]
By Dan Boyce
DOJ refers beating of Black veteran by Colorado Springs Police for criminal investigation
The Office of Civil Rights is looking at alleged racial discrimination in the 2022 arrest of Dalvin Gadson.
By Dan Boyce